#6 Reality is composed of whole parts. (Holons)
Arthur Koesler coined the term ‘Holon’ that refers to entities as both wholes and parts of some other whole. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holon_%28philosophy%29
For example: a whole atom is part of a whole molecule, which is part of a whole cell, which is part of a whole organism,… Each of these entities are neither a whole or a part; rather, a whole part or Holon.
“There’s a 2000
year old philosophical squabble between atomists and holists: ‘Which
is ultimately real – the whole or the part?’ The answer is
neither or both, if you prefer…” – (Ken Wilber)
There are only ‘whole-parts': Holons.
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